Terrorist groups are no different from other organizations in their use of branding to promote their ideas and to distinguish themselves from groups that share similar aims. The branding they employ may contain complex systems of meaning and emotion; it conveys the group's beliefs and capabilities. [...]
Helps you to know how hypnosis really works. This book lets you know the 'magic' behind Ericksonian techniques and Neuro-Linguistic Programming.[...]
This book features the poster art of the Obama '08 electoral campaign. The graphic innovation that helped make history. Hundreds of pro-Obama posters appeared on designforobama.org, a website for artists and designers wanting to support his candidacy. This selection of the very best, by renowned art[...]
A la carte. This is a feast for the eyes. Until restaurants became commonplace in the late 1800s, printed menus for meals were rare commodities reserved for special occasions. As restaurants proliferated, the menu became more than just a culinary listing. The design of the menu became an integral pa[...]
""Defining images of photographic art in this century which kept me turning the 750+ pages with enthusiasm for many an hour."" -Photo Art International, United Kingdom
The history of photography began over a century and a half ago, but only relatively recently has it been fully recognised as a m[...]
Picture this: The biggest players in the highly competitive field of illustration. Culled from our Illustration Now series is this selection of today's most successful and important illustrators from around the globe. In his introduction, Steven Heller fleshes out the challenging process of narrowin[...]
From wedding announcements to IOUs, there are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of scripts some classic, others eccentric. Derived from handwriting, these are typefaces that are stylized to suggest, imply, or symbolize certain traits linked to writing. Their fundamental characteristic is that all the let[...]
Designers are used to working for clients, but there is nothing better than when the client is oneself. Graphic and product designers, who are skilled with the tools and masters aesthetics, are now in the forefront of this growing entrepreneur movement. Whether personal or collective, drive is the c[...]
Consumers embrace the skull: Nike, Calvin Klein, Zippo, and Crystal Head Vodka feature them as product lines. Skulls adorn artwork, sneakers, candy, skateboards, jewelry, and even wallpaper. The skull is everywhere in pop culture Never before has a book addressed the skull as a cover motif during t[...]
Bibliographic: 100 Classic Graphic Design Books is a compilation of the best design books of the last 100 years. It covers a huge range of material historic titles from pioneering type foundries to the best of recent monographs from today's leading studios and provides a unique insight into the evol[...]
The Big Idea. American print advertising in the 50s and 60s. Gleaned from thousands of images, this companion set of books offers the best of American print advertising in the age of the "Big Idea." At the height of American consumerism magazines were flooded with clever campaigns selling everything[...]
Gleaned from thousands of images, this book offers the best of American print advertising in the age of the "Big Idea." From the height of American consumerism, bold and colorful campaigns paint a fascinating portrait of the 1950s and 60s, as concerns about the Cold War gave way to the carefree booz[...]